All timber exposed in my renovation, should i treat it?

[itsdave]

Hi all,

I am in the middle of a renovation of my 1900 little cottage and all the ceiling joists and rafters etc are now exposed. It is a brick cottage with concrete ground floor, so not a lot of wood around but quite a few people have said I should get all the wood treated as a precautionary measure while I have the chance, as it will be difficult once it is all covered up again.

The house isn't big (6m by 5m '2 up 2 down' farm worker cottage) but I have had quotes of £800 - £1000 for treatment.

Just to be clear, there is NO SIGN of wood rot or wood worm in any of the joists or rafters or upstairs floor boards.

Does anyone have any recommendations of a treatment that I can apply myself or whether the price quoted is reasonable or ridiculous? It seems a bit hard to swallow paying upto £1k for a problem I don't have just to say I have done it.

Thanks all!

David.

 

[Pigeon85]

If there's no sign of a problem then don't worry about it. Just inspect it all very closely to be sure.

 

[Harbourwoodwork]

If it ain't broke don't fix it

 

[Pigeon85]

If it ain't broke don't fix it

my thoughts exactly, you could treat bit for something that might be there but still end up with it years down the line anyway. As long as you abide by regs then you have done all the prevention you can.